Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30,427, Dan Freeman, N.H.

SERVICE
NY 44-1574
J. Freeman, Dan
NUMBER _____
S. 30.427
CONTENTS

15621 Massachusetts
Deaw Freeman
of Franklin in the State of Massachusetts who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Humphrey of the Age. commanded by Col. Mygale in the N. H. line for 6 months
State
88 Franklin
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 20 Dollars Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 th day of July 1833 and sent Elisha Howard Minister of P.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $40.00 Semi-annual allowance ending Sept. 10.00 $50.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Chas. Adason Clerk, Book { Vol. 2 Page 25

p 14 22334
Dana Freeman Franklin County Massachusetts
on Roll of Capt H's Company Col. Worcester Regt 6 Pnts 6 Mos
E. Alvah Greenfield Mass.

Dan  BRIEF in the case of  Daniel Freeman County of Franklin  in the State of Massachusetts. (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Judge in open court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 88 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     Vol - In 1776 - 6 - private Gen. Stark, Col. Wrigate Capt. W. Humphrey  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Cheshire County New Hampshire  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? No  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? no proof of service 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Richd Heyworth Examining Clerk.

Dan Freeman Northfield N. H. Militia
22334
Pen Kimmer Pulaski

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts } ss. County of Franklin }
On this eighteenth  nineteenth day of September, person- ally appeared before the Honorable Richard E. Newcomb, Judge of Probate within & for the said County of Franklin, in open court, Dan Freeman a resident of Northfield in the said County of Franklin & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged eighty seven  eight years, who being first duly sworn, according to Law, doth on his oath make the following decla- ration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States, as a private soldier in the Militia of New Hampshire in the year 1776 & served under the following named officers. On the 1 st day of June 1776 at Rich- mond in the County of Cheshire & State of New Hampshire, I enlisted for the term of six months into the company of Capt. William Humphry. The other Company officers were Lieutenants Simonds & Whipple & Ensign Belding. We marched from Richmond to Keene, thence to Charleston thence west through the State of Vermont

to Lake Champlain. We arrived at the shore of the Lake about three miles below Mount Independence, & we were carried thence in Boats to Mt. Independence, where we remained till the last of November when we were marched home. We reached home just 2 days before the month of November expired & consequently I just two days before our term of enlistment was out.
The Brigade to which our Regiment was attached, was commanded by General Stark. Our Colonel was named Mudgett.
I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Sealed to & subscribed the 20 th day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and 40
R. E. Newcomb Judge of Probate
Sam Freeman X his mark
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states.
R. E. Newcomb Judge of Probate

I Elijah Alvord, Register of the said court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Dan Freeman for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court this nineteenth day of September A. D. 1832.
E. Alvord Reg. Prob

Do Not Use INVALID
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Index: Vol. 2 , Page 124
[Arrangement of 1870.]

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Dana Freeman which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? No
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? No
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? No
XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? No
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? Yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
†QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
‡QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.